Medical Disclaimer

Bazu is a wellness and food-rating app. It is not a medical device, it is not a healthcare provider, and it does not give medical advice.

This page is the plain-English version of the medical disclaimers in our Terms of Service. The Terms are the binding legal document, and this page is part of them by reference. If anything you read here is unclear, read the Terms.

Bazu rates the food you log. It gives each food three reads: a Nutrition Score, an Energy read that estimates how long that food's fuel tends to last, and an Ingredients check. It suggests a fix to the meal, and it asks how the meal left you. Your Bazu Score sums up the food you logged over the last 30 days. It is built for adults who want steady energy through the day.

Bazu is not designed or intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any disease or medical condition, including diabetes, pre-diabetes, obesity, eating disorders, or metabolic disorders.

Bazu does not measure your body. It does not measure blood glucose, and app version 2.3.0 and later shows no blood-glucose reading and no predicted glucose curve.

The energy read is an estimate of how long a food's fuel tends to last. Bazu works it out from the food's carbohydrate load, its fiber and its protein. It also prices in how much of that food's sugar arrives with nothing to slow it. The method draws on peer-reviewed research in adults without diabetes. The Nutrition Score, the Ingredients check and the Bazu Score are estimates on the same terms. Each one describes how a food of that composition typically behaves. None of them is a reading from your body. None of them is personalized to you. The same food reads the same for every account.

When Bazu asks how a meal left you, your answer is your own report. It is kept with that meal so you can look back at it. It never changes any score, and it is not a symptom record.

App versions before 2.3.0 also drew a per-meal predicted glucose curve and a 24-hour Estimated Glucose Curve. App version 2.3.0 and later draws neither one. Where an earlier app version showed a line, it was an algorithmic projection under exactly the terms above.

Do not use any output of Bazu to calculate insulin doses, determine bolus amounts, adjust medications, or make any other medical or treatment decision.

Bazu is not a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and does not replace one. If you use a CGM, follow the instructions provided with that device and the guidance of your healthcare provider.

Bazu uses artificial intelligence and algorithmic models to read your meal descriptions, photos and barcodes, estimate nutrition, work out the three reads, and suggest swaps. These outputs are probabilistic. A photo can be misread, a portion can be misjudged, a food can be misidentified, and a database value can differ from what is on your plate. Check the packaging and your own plate; they control, not the app.

Bazu does not detect allergens, food safety problems, or interactions between food and medication. The Ingredients check rates additives and processing. It is not an allergen warning.

AI outputs are provided for wellness and informational purposes only. They are not medical advice, not a diagnosis, and not a treatment recommendation. The “Next time” suggestions are food suggestions, not dietary advice.

Bazu rates food. It does not measure blood glucose. Never use it to decide insulin doses or any treatment.

You are welcome. You get the scan, the scores, the nutrition panel, the ingredient check and the energy read, like everyone else.

Bazu is not a diabetes-management tool. It is not a substitute for the care plan you use with your healthcare provider. Its estimates are built from research on adults without diabetes and describe the food, not an insulin-dependent body.

App versions before 2.3.0 asked whether you had Type 1 diabetes and drew a predicted glucose curve, which was held back from accounts that answered yes, because a prediction cannot account for injected insulin. App version 2.3.0 and later does not ask and draws no curve for anyone. Our servers still check any answer stored from an earlier app version on every request.

Bazu rates food quality and gives you a daily calorie reference with a safe floor built in. It is not a diet program: it sets no goal weight and promises no weight loss. Streaks, points and scores are there to encourage a habit, never to encourage eating less. If you have or are recovering from an eating disorder, ask your healthcare provider before using Bazu.

Talk to a qualified healthcare provider before relying on anything you see in Bazu if you:

• Are being treated for any illness or medical condition
• Manage a condition such as diabetes with medication or insulin
• Are pregnant or breastfeeding
• Have a food allergy or intolerance
• Take prescription medication
• Have, or are recovering from, an eating disorder

And always:

• Consult your healthcare provider before changing your diet, medications, or treatment plan
• Follow your healthcare provider's instructions over anything the app displays
• Tell your care team about any tools, including Bazu, that you use alongside their care

For medical emergencies in the United States, call 911 or your local emergency number.

You are solely responsible for what you choose to eat, drink, or do based on anything you see in Bazu. We are not liable for any health outcome resulting from your use of the Service.

The full, binding disclaimers and limitations of liability are in our Terms of Service, specifically Section 3 (Estimates, Not Measurements), Section 4 (Medical and Wellness Disclaimer), Section 5 (AI and Algorithmic Outputs), and Section 13 (Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability).

For how we handle your data, see our Privacy Policy. Washington and Nevada residents should also read the Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy.

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